• Artist Fares Bibani, 55, paints a colourful mural on the wall of a house in Beban village in Mosul, Iraq. All photos: Reuters
    Artist Fares Bibani, 55, paints a colourful mural on the wall of a house in Beban village in Mosul, Iraq. All photos: Reuters
  • Several walls in the main square of the village have murals depicting the Yazidi way of life as a farming community before the rise of extremist group ISIS
    Several walls in the main square of the village have murals depicting the Yazidi way of life as a farming community before the rise of extremist group ISIS
  • Bibani says the aim of the project is to make new generations aware of their heritage
    Bibani says the aim of the project is to make new generations aware of their heritage
  • Some of his paintings depict what a UN-appointed commission of independent war crimes investigators said was genocide against the Yazidis
    Some of his paintings depict what a UN-appointed commission of independent war crimes investigators said was genocide against the Yazidis
  • A woman buys vegetables near one of Bibani's murals
    A woman buys vegetables near one of Bibani's murals
  • Bibani started his project in March 2022 and says he will continue to paint until he decorates the entire village
    Bibani started his project in March 2022 and says he will continue to paint until he decorates the entire village

Iraqi artist depicts Yazidi heritage in Mosul - in pictures


  • English
  • Arabic

More from The National:

We drove from UAE to catch a World Cup game in Doha the same day - here is how we did it

Saudi Crown Prince says Neom's Sindalah Island will open in 2024

The Englishman who chronicled a disappearing way of life in what became the UAE

Egypt discovers Greco-Roman funerary complex south of Cairo

England v South Africa schedule:

  • First Test: At Lord's, England won by 219 runs
  • Second Test: July 14-18, Trent Bridge, Nottingham, 2pm
  • Third Test: The Oval, London, July 27-31, 2pm
  • Fourth Test: Old Trafford, Manchester, August 4-8
Dengue%20fever%20symptoms
%3Cp%3EHigh%20fever%20(40%C2%B0C%2F104%C2%B0F)%3Cbr%3ESevere%20headache%3Cbr%3EPain%20behind%20the%20eyes%3Cbr%3EMuscle%20and%20joint%20pains%3Cbr%3ENausea%3Cbr%3EVomiting%3Cbr%3ESwollen%20glands%3Cbr%3ERash%26nbsp%3B%3C%2Fp%3E%0A
Updated: December 06, 2022, 8:49 AM